Osweiler got $72 million over four years to leave the Denver Broncos for the Houston Texans, on Wednesday. Osweiler gets this deal despite having started just seven NFL games in four seasons.

You know, a very similar situation to when Flynn signed with the Seattle Seahawks back in 2012, except Flynn had just two NFL starts under his belt at that time.

Nonetheless, the Seahawks gave Flynn $26 million as part of a three-year deal. Flynn never started a game for Seattle, getting beat out by then-rookie Russell Wilson for the No. 1 job. He still pocketed $10 million in guaranteed money as part of that deal.

And you know the rest of the story.

Is Osweiler being overpaid?

We’re going to go with yes, but as Matt Flynn demonstrated, it isn’t about your resume in free agency. It’s often more about your potential.